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1414141414
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Feb 15, 2015

forest river quality

ready to buy a cedar creek fifth wheel,but after ready so many neg comments about forest river quality and factory support I am not sure now.....Does anybody have any positive or neg experiences with forest river products especially cedar creek. looking to buy the 38rd.... THANKS
  • Own a 15 year old CC fifth wheel and would absolutely do it again! I have yet to have to deal with factory support but I have heard nothing but rave comments from those that have.
    Like a previous poster commented, I'm sure there are a few lemons or dissatisfied customers out there, but by and large they seem to be a good bargain for the dollar.
    Good luck in your decision!
  • we had one Forest River product (deluxe popup camper) and will never buy another!
  • My Cedar Creek has been as perfect as one can expect. In 9 years it never went back for a factory defect. CC's are well made, offer a lot of bang for the buck, and factory support is fantastic IMHO. Even for my 9 year old rig, all I have to do is call them with serial number and get the correct parts I have needed. There is maybe only one or two other companies that take care of their customers this good. The naysayers either have never owned a CC or are repeating what they heard from a friend of a friend of a friend.
  • Saw your cross-post with the FR forum too. No matter what make/model you buy in the mass production campers, you run the risk of getting one turned out that's sub-par. Realize that most people are driven to complain anywhere and everywhere they can too, but how often do you see someone going out of their way to deliver resounding praise? Further, if you took the TOTAL number of members of all of these internet forums together, you arrive at a rather small percentage of total units built, sold, and being camped in over the last couple years, 5 years, decade, and longer!

    When your unit arrives, make sure your PDI is extremely thorough before you sign anything. If you are new to this, find a friend that's old hand and spend time studying up here about what to look for and use the PDI checklists found on these forums to guide you. Don't worry about how long your inspection takes, just worry that you are satisfied you looked over everything and are OK with what needs to be corrected. My wife and I spent 3 hours completing our PDI after traveling ~6 hours to get our new TT, and the dealer was quite accustomed to long-distance buyers doing this!
  • I don't know how a Cedar Creek is built but I would watch for laminated construction floors. My son has an 2008 Rockwood by forest river with foam sandwich floor and it's developed soft spots. The foam breaks down and the 1/4 inch panels sag when you step there. Next problem is how do you fix it? Get rid of it!